The vehicle stolen by Michael Myers in 1978’s Halloween is an iconic piece of horror history.
Director John Carpenter is celebrating a spooky reunion of sorts these days. The acclaimed filmmaker of horror posted a collection of pictures of himself on Instagram alongside the original Ford LTD station wagon used in his 1978 classic Halloween. Fans may remember slasher Michael Myers famously steals the station wagon after he escaped from Smith’s Grove Sanitarium and then goes on a killing spree in the fictitious killing field town of Haddonfield, Illinois. The car has been restored complete with a reinstalled prisoner cage and Illinois stickers and had been on display at Pennsylvania’s Steel City Con at the Monroeville Convention Center. Carpenter captioned his photo gallery as follows:
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“I would like to thank @joey_wheels_ for reuniting me with the original station wagon from my movie Halloween – released in 1978. Special thanks to all the fans who came out as well! #halloween #theshape #steelcitycon2022.”
The original movie focused on building suspense by showing Michael Myers stalking his and one way Carpenter did this was by consistently having Myers show up in the background driving a family friendly station wagon turned prey-mobile. The LTD was used for two weeks of Halloween production so that the mask-wearing Michael Myers could tool around town before being returned to a rental agency and then sold in auction. The car had been left abandoned in a barn for decades before being sold.
More recently, the station wagon was featured at the Flashback Weekend event in Chicago, giving attendees a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the original Station Wagon in person. Those in attendance has a chance to sit in the car and have their photo taken in front of it with Nick Castle, who played The Shape in the first movie. Nancy Stephens (Nurse Marion Chambers), Sandy Johnson (Judith Myers), James Jude Courtney (2018’s Michael Myers), and Christopher Nelson, who designed the 2018 mask, were also present at Flashback Weekend.
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After its release, Halloween soon launched a billion-dollar franchise that thrives to this day. The upcoming Halloween Ends marks the third and final installment in the sequel trilogy that began with Carpenter’s 1978 horror classic. The new movie follows 2018’s Halloween and 2021’s Halloween Kills and stars legacy franchise actress Jamie Lee Curtis and is due in theaters Oct. 14.
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